Meknassi
/mɛkˈnɑːsi/noun
A surname or demonym referring to a person from Meknes, Morocco.
Did you know?Meknes derives its name from the Miknasa, a powerful Amazigh (Berber) tribal confederation that settled in the region during the early medieval period.
Etymological Timeline
Early Medieval Period
Amazigh
Miknasa
“Name of an Amazigh tribal confederation associated with the region of present-day Meknes”
10th–11th Century
Arabic
مكناسة (Miknāsa)
“Arabic form of the tribal and regional name”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
مكناس (Miknās)
“Meknes, the North African city named for the Miknasa”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
مكناسي (Maknāsī)
“Of or belonging to Meknes; a person from Meknes”
Modern Period
French/English
Meknassi
“A surname or demonym derived from Meknes”